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V009: To Be Sung Upon The Water
by Dominick Argento. Boosey & Hawkes, 1974, SS, 40 + 8 pages.
This piece is for high voice (soprano), clarinet (doubling bass
clarinet), and piano. It is based on poems by William Wordsworth. It is
in 8 movements with bass clarinet playing on four, B-flat soprano
clarinet
on three, and one tacit. Advanced college or professional level. |
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V054: Beauty
Haunts the Woods for voice, clarinet and piano
by Malcolm Arnold arranged by Paul Harris. Queen's Temple Publications,
2001, SS, 2 + 1 pages (piano score with voice and clarinet plus a one
page part with voice and clarinet). A brief early work by the great
British
composer, written when he was 13 years old. Despite his age it is
rather sophisticated in its mixed meter (4/8, 3/8, and 5/8) at an
Adagio tempo. The vocal range almost entirely within the treble staff
from D above middle C to top line F-sharp. Click here
to listen to an mp3 of the beginning of the piece.
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V064: La
Captive for
voice, clarinet in A and piano
by Hector Berlioz arranged by Anthony Masiello. MMHC Music
Publications, 2014, SS, includes parts and score. The text of La
Captive is the 9th Oriental (poem) by Victor Hugo. It was composed for
voice and guitar or piano in 1832 and orchestrated in 1848. The vocal
range is from B below middle C to the top line F-sharp. This piece is
in 6/8 with dotted quarter note = 63. The only tricky thing on the
clarinet part is the tremolos. One set can be seen on the transposed
sample page. Click
on the cover image to view the second page of the score.
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V020: Four Poems by Emily Dickinson for Soprano Voice, Flute and Clarinet in A by Allan Blank. International Opus, 1998, SS, 14 pages. Three copies in score format. This is a challenging contemporary work. The four poems are: How Happy is the Little Stone, In This Short Life, Surgeons Must be Very Careful, and Nature is What We See. The second piece is for flute and voice and the third is for clarinet and voice (first and last are for all). Duration about 12 minutes. | ||
V035: Two Nursery Rhymes
for Voice, Clarinet in A
and Piano
by Arthur Bliss. Classical Vocal Reprints, SS.
This was written in 1920 with words by Frances Conford. For high voice
with a range from first line E to the G sharp just above the staff. The
two pieces are: I. The Ragwort (Allegretto) and II. The Dandelion
(Allegro giocoso) which is for clarinet and voice only. Duration about
3:30. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V002: Three Emily Dickinson Songs by Martin Butler. Oxford University Press/Banks Music Publications, 1987, SS, 16 pages. This piece for soprano voice, clarinet, and piano was composed and first performed in 1985. It approximately 9 minutes long and is in score format. This piece requires mature performers. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V017: Three Songs of Innocence for Soprano, Clarinet in A, and Piano words by William Blake, music by Arnold Cooke. Oxford University Press, 1960, SS. The three songs are: Piping Down the Valleys Wild, The Shepherd, and The Echoing Green. A well written work with the clarinet part looking to be the most difficult of the three. College level and about 6:30 minutes. Includes a separate clarinet part and a piano score with all parts. | ||
V010: As it Fell Upon A Day
by Aaron Copland. Boosey & Hawkes, 1929, SS. For soprano voice,
flute, and clarinet. The words are from Richard Barnefield (1574-1627).
This is a one-movement sectional piece. It features an interesting
dialogue between the flute and clarinet which adds to the texture with
independent material when playing with voice. It is a very nice recital
piece for college level and professional performers. Duration of 5-6
minutes. Here
is a video of a performance. |
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V045: From Ganges' Beauteous
Strands
by Bernhard Crusell edited, transcribed and translated by Pamela
Weston. Emerson Edition, 1980, SS, includes vocal and clarinet parts
and piano score. For soprano voice, clarinet in A, and piano.
From
Ganges Beauteous Strands is
from the incidental music Crusell wrote for an extravaganza called The
Little Bondswoman (Den
lilla slafvinnan) which is based on the Ali Baba story from
Guilbert de Pixercourt's A Thousand
and One Nights. The scene for the aria is the hall of a
Baghdad
caravanserai. Zetulbe, slave of Ali Baba, sings to entertain the
company. She is dressed as an Indian dancing girl, hence a reference in
her song to the Shatas, a nomadic Indian tribe. College level. |
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V053: Canzonetta for soprano, clarinet
& piano
by Gaetano Donizetti edited by Adriano Amore. Edizioni Eufonia, SS,
includes vocal and clarinet parts
and piano score. This piece is also know by the opening vocal line "Or
Che La Notte Invita" (Now that the Night Invites). The vocal range is
from the D above middle C to B-flat above the staff. The tempo is
Andante. This is one of the
easier pieces listed here. Click on
the cover
image to view a sample page of the score. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V018: Beuk O' Newcassel Sangs for soprano, clarinet & piano by Michale Finnissy. Oxford University Press/Goodmusic, 1990, SS, 21 pages. The text is based on Joseph Crawhall's A Beuk o' Newcassel Sangs from 1888. The music is in score format (a facsimile of the composers original) and the piano part is mostly a single line of notes. This is intended to be played with a C clarinet and uses what a reviewer called "microtonal inflections." This will be a challenging piece for all performers. Duration about 14 minutes. | ||
V044: Six Japanese Songs for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano by Margaret Garwood. Hildegard Publishing Co., 1988, 16 + 3 pages. Includes piano score and clarinet part. The six songs are: 1. Loneliness, 2. From "Essences," 3. Iris, 4. Death Song, 5. Two White Butterflies, and 6. Snow. The clarinet part is quite easy and the vocal part doesn't look difficult (although it reaches B-flat above the staff) so this may be a good choice for first year college students. Duration about 6 minutes. | ||
V077: The Shepherd's Lot for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano by Paul Gibson. E.C. Schirmer, 2018, SS, includes piano score with vocal part and clarinet part. The premiere took place in Encinitas, California, as part of the Music by the Sea concert series, on February 19, 2016. The Shepherd's Lot was composed as a companion piece for Schubert's The Shepherd on the Rock. The work is in four sections: Three varied texts by William Blake and a piano solo. Duration: 11:35. Contents: 1. The Shepherd, 2. Love's Secret, 3. Intermezzo (piano solo), and 4. Spring. College level. The vocal part is from middle C to A flat above the staff. The mp3 preview on this page is an audio performance. Click on the cover image to view pages of the score. | ||
V079:
The Sun Whose Rays for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano by
W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan arranged by Chris Allen. Emerson
Edition Ltd., 2018, SS, includes piano score, vocal
part and clarinet part. This piece is from the Mikado. The clarinet
part is an obbligato. Duration is about 1:30. The vocal part is
from D just above middle C to G above the staff. Click on the cover
image to view the first page of the score. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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C2130: Tenebrae
(Version I) for
Soprano, Clarinet
and String Quartet by Osvaldo Golijov. Hendon Music/Boosey
&
Hawkes, 2002/2009/2011, SS, includes all parts and score.
Osvaldo Golijov (1960-) is an Argentinian composer who is part of a
Jewish family that had emigrated to Argentina in the 1920s from Romania
and Russia. The music is in 8 parts which proceed without interruption:
1. Majestic, celestial; 2. Free (with a clarinet cadenza); 3. Moderato;
4. Free; 5. In
motion; 6. Free; 7. Teneramente; and 8. Yrushalem (serene). College
level. The vocal part is mostly from first line E to G just above the
staff. The last note (hum) is C above the staff. Duration about 12:45
minutes. A very nice piece with wonderful harmony between the voice and
clarinet. Here
is an audio
file of a performance. From the composer: I wrote Tenebrae as a consequence of witnessing two contrasting realities in a short period of time in September 2000. I was in Israel at the start of the new wave of violence that is still continuing today, and a week later I took my son to the new planetarium in New York, where we could see the Earth as a beautiful blue dot in space. I wanted to write a piece that could be listened to from different perspectives. That is, if one chooses to listen to it "from afar", the music would probably offer a "beautiful" surface but, from a metaphorically closer distance, one could hear that, beneath that surface, the music is full of pain. |
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V029: Neue Liebe, Neues Leben for
Soprano and
Bass Clarinet. Music
by Hans Martin Gräbner on a text of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Hofmeister, 1998, SS, 8 pages in score format. There are three pieces.
The titles are: Nähe des Geliebten (Nearness of the Beloved One);
Neue Liebe, neues Leben (New Love, New Life); and An den Schlaf (To
Sleep). Early college level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V011: A Garden of Weeds for soprano, clarinet & piano. Music by Terence Greaves; words by Jacqueline Froom. Emerson Edition, 1971. Terence Greaves (1933-) is an English composer and music educator. Five amusing short songs on garden weeds (Buttercup, Poppy, Thistle, Belladonna, and Nettle). Includes piano score and two copies of the voice & clarinet parts. College level. | ||
V030: Three Rustic Poems of John
Clare for
soprano voice and
clarinet in A
by Terence Greaves. Emerson Edition, 1978, SS, 8 pages. The three poems
are: 1.
Quail's Nest (Allegretto), 2. November (Lento), and 3. Little Trotty
Wagtail (Scherzando). There are two copies in score format, one with
both parts at concert pitch for the soprano and the other with the
clarinet part transposed. College level and with a duration of 9:50.
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V080: Deux Chansons for soprano, clarinet and piano by Adolphus Hailstock. Videmus African American Art Songs/Classical Vocal Reprints, 2020, 19 pages + 2 pages. Adolphus Hailstork (1941-) is an American composer and educator. He grew up in Albany, New York, where he studied violin, piano, organ, and voice. The two songs are Le matin a Matane and Jardin japonais. Hailstork is of African American ancestry and his works blend musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. |
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V041: Ruminations, Six Poems by William Bonk for
baritone voice, clarinet (and bass clarinet) and piano
by Martin Hennessy. Classical Vocal Reprints, 2009, 60 + 16 pages. A
rare work for clarinet and male voice. Martin Hennessy is an American
composer, pianist and vocal coach with a growing catalogue of art song,
chamber music, opera and musical theater. Of the Natural World
(Comodo), Skunk Cabbage (Slow), I Thought It Was Harry (Fast and
Manic), The Wall (Expectant), You get to Gilead (Jazzy), and The
Rumination of Rivers (Gently Flowing). The clarinetist plays bass
clarinet on Skunk Cabbage. I Thought It Was Harry is for voice and
piano only. This is an advanced work suitable for a graduate or
professional recital. |
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V046: Faith (Hebrews 11:1) for
Soprano with Clarinet in B-flat
by Mark Hijleh. Classical Vocal Reprints, 2010, 6 pages (in score
format with a copy for the vocalist and a copy for the clarinetist).
The free translation from Greet to English of the Biblical text Hebrews
11:1 seeks to underscore the mysticism of the verse. The ambiguity is
reflected in the eclectic an unusual musical choices as well: free
rhythm, improvisatory/aleatoric techniques, and microtonal ornaments
interact with both non-tonal and quasi-tonal melodies and fragments in
imitation. As the piece progresses, more clarity emerges but then
dissipates again as the first section is repeated without text. |
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V078:
A Frog Went A-Courtin' for High Voice, Clarinet and Piano
by Timothy Hoekman. Classical Vocal Reprints, 2013, 13 pages (in score
format plus two copies of the clarinet part, 3 pages). Timothy Hoekman
(1954-) is Professor of Vocal Coaching and Accompanying at Florida
State University in addition to being a composer. An American folksong
arrangement for voice, clarinet, and piano, premiered by Carla Connors,
Frank Kowalsky, and Timothy Hoekman at Florida State University, 24
March 2013. The vocal range is from D flat just above middle C to G
above the staff. Better high school clarinetists and up. Click on the cover
image to view the second page of the score. |
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V049: Three Irish Folksongs for
Voice, Clarinet and Piano
by Timothy Hoekman. Classical Vocal Reprints, 2010, 17 pages (in score
format plus a copy of the clarinet part, 6 pages). This is a new
setting of the folksongs Shule Agra (Mesto, espressivo), The Pretty
Girl
Milking Her Cow (Grazioso), and Quick! We Have But a Second (Allegro).
The vocal range is from middle C to A-flat above the staff. The
clarinet part is early college level at most. |
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V060: Saturn
Op. 243 for
Soprano, Clarinet and Piano
by Alan Hovhaness. Edition Peters, 1971, 44 pages (piano score).
The piano score includes the vocal part. Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) was
an Armenian-American and one of the most
prolific 20th-century composers. His 25-minute cantata Saturn is a
setting of a mystical/philosophical text by the composer himself.
Saturn exhibits the sparse textures and more dissonant harmonic
language found in much of Hovhaness' music of the late 1960s and early
1970s. The work's melodies suggest the modes of Middle Eastern music,
though they are more angular and chromatic than those in the composer's
earlier works. In 12 movements which have various combinations of the 3
person ensemble. The vocal range is from D just below the staff to
B-flat above the staff. V060a: Saturn Op. 243 for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano by Alan Hovhaness. Edition Peters, 1971, 13 pages (clarinet part). |
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V026: Three Songs for
Voice and Clarinet in A. Music
by Gordon Jacob and words from the book English Madrigal Verse. Oxford
University Press/Allegro Music, 1932, SS. Includes the clarinet part
and a vocal score
with the clarinet part and a transposition of the clarinet part for
piano so it can be practiced in the absence of the clarinet. The three
songs and the vocal range of each are: Anon. Of All the Birds That I Do
Know (vocal range is F-sharp to F-sharp with in the treble staff)
Allegro e molto delicatamente, John Dowland Flow My Tears (vocal range
from C-sharp just above middle C to a B-flat above the staff) Andante
non troppo lento, and Thomas Morley Ho, Who Comes Here? (vocal range
the D just above middle C to the A above the staff). While the clarinet
part is not particularly difficult, this is probably best performed by
those at the early college level or above. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V033: Heimathlied (Homesong) Op. 117 for Soprano,
Clarinet and Piano by Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda edited by James
Gillespie. Breitkopf/Musica Rara, 1982. Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda
(1801-1866) was born and educated in Prague and for most of his
professional life served as conductor of Prince Fürstenberg's
private orchestra at Donaueschingen (which is in southern Germany).
This piece was published in England in 1857 and is part of a number
of pieces for soprano voice and obbligato clarinet that were popular
during this period. It does not appear to be particularly difficult and
should be suitable for performers at the early college level. |
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V042: Das Mühlrad "In Yonder Valley"
for Soprano,
Clarinet and Piano by Conradin Kreutzer edited by James
Gillespie. Breitkopf/Musica Rara, 1982, SS, includes clarinet and voice
parts and piano score. Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849) was a German
composer and conductor who was best known for his operas. The words are
from a poem by Ludwig Uhland and are given in the original Germany and
an English translation. The vocal part is marked soprano or tenor (and
does not appear to be difficult). Tempos are Andante tranquillo/Con
spirito/Tempo primo. The obbligato clarinet part is early college
level. Duration of 6 minutes. |
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V070: Er, der Herrlichste
von allen (He, the Noblest of All) for Soprano
Voice, Clarinet (A or B-flat) (or Cello or Violin), and Piano by
Franz Lachner. Kroma Editions, 2015, SS, 11 + 2 pages (piano score
includes the vocal part plus there are individual instrument parts).
Franz Paul
Lachner (1803-1890) was a German (Bavarian) composer and conductor.
This piece was originally for cello or violin obbligato but works well
with clarinet (A preferred because of the key). The vocal range is from
first line E to the A above the staff. The duration is about 4:44.
Click here
to listen to a recording of the first half or so of this piece. |
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V050: Frauenliebe und Leben Op. 82 and Lyrisches
Intermezzo for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano by Franz Lachner.
Musica Rara/Breitkopf, 1981, SS. Includes individual clarinet and vocal
parts and piano score. This is two individual pieces by Lachner who is
believed to have been inspired to compose for this combination by
his friend Schubert. The text of Frauenliebe und -Leben was by
by Adalbert von Chamisso and the text for the Lyrisches
Intermezzo was from Heinrich Heine. The first piece has a tempo of
Allegro non troppo while the second is Moderato. College level. Click on
the cover image to see a sample page from the score of the first piece. (the titles on the CD are Seit ich ihn gesehen and Auf Flügen des Gesanges which is sung by a tenor) (the title on the CD is Seit ich ihn gesehen) |
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C988: I Never Saw Another Butterfly for soprano voice and clarinet. Music by Lori Laitman and texts by children of the Holocaust. Classical Vocal Reprints, 1996/2018, SS. Includes two parts in score format. Originally written for voice and saxophone, the composer has created editions for clarinet and bassoon. Based on poetry by children from the Terezin concentration camp and written in 1996, the six songs of the cycle use varied imagery and musical styles. The composer writes: "One cannot help but be touched by the hope and innocence that these children put into their poetry, despite their terrible surroundings. The accompaniment of the saxophone is intended to be haunting and soulful, with echoes of Klezmer music." The song titles are: The Butterfly, Yes--That's the Way Things Are, Birdsong, Man Proposes, God Disposes, and The Old House. The first performance was at John Hopkins University in 1996 with soprano Lauren Wagner and saxophonist Gary Louie, for whom the piece was written. |
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V074: The Secret Exit three songs for soprano and B-flat clarinet. Music by Lori Laitman and Poems by Nelly Sachs. Enchanted Nickers Music, 2017, SS, includes two parts in score format (23 + 23 pages). Commissioned by The University of Alabama at Birmingham for soprano Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk and clarinetist Denise Gainey. This work was envisioned as a follow-up to I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Sachs was a German Jewish poet who escaped to Sweden in 1940 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. The songs are: What rose out of the white leaves of your body, When in Early Summer, and Child. The duration is approximately 13 minutes. |
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V069: Der Hirt und das
Meerweib (The Shepherd and the Mermaid) for Soprano
Voice, Clarinet (or Violin), and Piano by Peter Joseph von
Lindpaintner. Kroma Editions, 2015, SS, 15 + 3 pages (piano score
includes the vocal part plus there are individual instrument parts).
Peter Joseph
von Lindpaintner (1791-1856) was a German conductor and composer know
especially for his operas. The music includes notes with a description
of this work and a translation of the words from German to English. The
clarinet part is at the early college level. The duration is about 7
minutes. Click here
to listen to a recording of this piece. |
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V021: Two Songs (A Widow Bird and Pack Clouds Away)
with clarinet obbligato for Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano by
George Alexander Macfarren edited by Colin Bradbury. Lazarus Edition,
1997, SS, 12 + 4 pages. George Alexander Macfarren (1813-1887) is one
of the most fascinating lost masters of nineteenth century British
music. These two obbligato songs were commissioned by the great
clarinetist Henry Lazarus and first performed at a Monday Popular
Concert at St. James's Hall on 4 March 1867, the singer being the Welsh
soprano Edith Wynne and the pianist Julius Benedict. A Widow Bird could
be performed by high school level performers while Pack Clouds Away is
college material. |
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V075: Introduction and Aria "Pleurez! Pleurez, mes yeux"
for Soprano, Basset Horn or Clarinet and Piano by Jules Massenet
edited by John Newhill. Breitkopf/Musica Rara, 2007, SS, includes
complete
piano score and parts for the basset horn (alto clarinet in F) and
clarinet in A all of which include the vocal part. From the third act
of the opera "Le Cid" first performed in 1885. The curtain rises.
Chimene (soprano) is beside herself. Her father is dead in the street.
She demands revenge - unaware that she is thus pronouncing the death
sentence of her lover Rodrigo. Jules Massenet
enhanced this dramatic scene by adding an obbligato alto clarinet in F,
an instrument similar to the basset horn that was already rare in its
day but was found in the orchestra of the Paris Opéra. Since Massenet
allowed the use of a clarinet in A for performances at other houses,
this edition provides alternative versions for the solo instrument. Here
is an audio recording with a few still images of this piece played with
a clarinet in A. Click on the cover
page to view the second page of the basset horn part. |
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V024: Three Folk Songs Op. 19 for High Voice and Piano with optional Clarinet in A by John McCabe. Novello, 1967, (includes clarinet part and two copies of the complete score). John McCabe (1939-) is an English pianist and composer who has written music for virtually all genres. The three songs are 1. Johnny has gone for a soldier-American (Lento, ma con moto); 2. Hush-a-ba, Birdie, croon, croon-Scottish (Andantino); and 3. John Peel-English (Allegro giocoso). Duration 6 minutes. | ||
V005: Hirtenlied (Shepherd’s Song) for High Voice
and Piano with B-flat Clarinet Obligato by Giacomo Meyerbeer.
McGinnis & Marx, 1976, SS, 11 + 2 pages. The Hirtenlied
was composed in 1842 to words from Ludwig Rellstab. McGinnis
& Marx is now being distributed and the price of this piece has
increased to $8.95. We still have a number of copies available for
$3.95. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V037: Hirtenlied (Shepherd’s Song)
for Soprano
Voice
with Clarinet and Piano accompaniment by Giacomo Meyerbeer.
Classical Vocal Reprints, SS. The Hirtenlied
was composed in 1842 to words from Ludwig Rellstab. The score is
identical in layout to V05, but this edition is on smaller size paper,
includes a separate vocal part, and is on slightly heavier paper. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V062: Laudate Dominum from Vesperea
solennes de confessore K. 339 for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arranged by Anthony Masiello.
MMHCmusicpublications.com, 2013, includes parts for voice, clarinet,
and piano score. This is the fifth of six parts of this sacred work
composed in 1780. It is relatively thinly scored so it should work well
in this version. The vocal range is from first line F to G above the
staff. The clarinet part should not prove difficult for anyone who
would contemplate performing it. It is in 6/8 time with dotted quarter
= 42.
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V076: Non Piu di Fiori for Mezzo-Soprano, Basset Horn (clarinet), and Piano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart edited by John Newhill. Breitkopf/Musica Rara, 1983/2000, SS, 12 + 2 + 2 + 2 pages. This aria is performed by the character Vitellia in the opera "La Clemenza di Tito." Mozart wrote two brilliant obligati for Anton Stadler, who was in the orchestra, for this piece and for "Parto, parto." This edition has individual parts for basset horn (with some bass clef), an alternate version for clarinet, and for voice. There is also a piano score. Click on the cover image to view the first page of the basset horn part. | ||
V012: Parto, Parto Sesto's aria from the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart edited by Chris Allen for voice, clarinet, and piano. Emerson Edition, 2003, SS. One of the best-known arias with clarinet obbligato from the opera repertoire. This edition provides a piano reduction of the orchestral part (with vocal and clarinet parts in score format), a vocal part which shows the clarinet part in concert pitch, and a part for clarinet in B-flat with the basset notes shown cue size | ||
V038: Parto! ma tu ben mio Sesto's
aria from the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" for Mezzo-Soprano,
Clarinet and Piano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart edited by Oscar W.
Street. Classical Vocal
Reprints, SS. Another edition of this famous Mozart aria. The print is
smaller, the basset notes are not included, and only a clarinet part
and the piano score is included. It does include a German translation
of the aria in addition to the original Italian.
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V047: Variazioni concertanti on motives from La
Sonnambula by Bellini for Soprano, Clarinet (Horn or Violoncello)
and
Piano by Otto Nicolai. Verlag Dohr Köln, SS, 2000, includes two
copies
of score with vocal, piano, and instrumental part; and parts for
clarinet (in B-flat), horn, and cello. This was apparently written with
the horn as the primary instrument (but the score has the clarinet part
in C). It begins with a typical florid introduction by the
instrumentalist and piano, followed by an Allegro featuring the
vocalist, and three variations (the vocalist is tacit on the first).
This is a college level work for the instrumentalists and has a very
challenging vocal part. (Note: there is a recording of a piece under
this name on the internet by Dieter Klöcker which is similar in
the variations, but appears to have a different opening section.) |
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V065: Manhatta for Soprano Voice and Bass Clarinet by Michael Nyman with text from Mannahatta by Walt Whitman. Chester Music, 2013, SS, 12 + 5 pages (vocal score and bass clarinet part). Eos commissioned Nyman to write a score for the 10-minute silent film Manhatta, a Jazz Age piece lacing together images of Manhattan with the projected words of Walt Whitman. The composer has reworked this piece in a version for soprano vocalist (range from middle C to A above the staff) and bass clarinet. A low C bass is needed but the full range of the instrument is used up to altissimo F-sharp. Much mixed meter of the 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/2, etc. variety. A real endurance test for the bass clarinetist who play throughout the 7:30 piece. Click on the cover image to view the first page of the score. | ||
V059: I Lai (A Lover's Lament) for Voice,
Clarinet, and Piano
by Mariano Obiols edited by Colin Bradbury. Lazarus Edition, 2012,
(includes a clarinet part and a
vocal/piano score). Marinao Obiols (1809-1988) was a versatile Spanish
composer and teacher. This
piece was written in 1847 and has an Italian influence. The vocal range
is from first line E to
A-flat above the staff. The text is given in both Italian and English.
Andante tempo with a duration about 4:30. Early college level
difficulty at most. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V071: Die gefangene
Nachtigall (The Captive Nightingale) for Medium
Voice, Clarinet (or Cello or Violin), and Piano by
Heinrich Proch. Kroma Editions, 2015, SS, 8 + 2 pages (piano score
includes the vocal part plus there are individual instrument parts).
Heinrich Proch (1809-1878) was an Austrian composer, conductor and
singing teacher.
In this piece which dates from 1842, the misery of a caged nightingale
pinning for forest freedom is characterized by the piteously faltering
repeated notes that begin the clarinet's introduction. The vocal range
is from D above middle C to top space E-flat. The duration is about 5
minutes. Click here
to listen to a recording of this piece. |
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V072: Schweitzers Heimweh
(Longing for Switzerland) for High
Voice, Clarinet (or Cello), and Piano by
Heinrich Proch. Kroma Editions, 2015, SS, 9 + 2 pages (piano score
includes the vocal part plus there are individual instrument parts).
The piece gives patriotic voice to a Swiss exile in an uncongenial
land.The vocal range is from first space F to D above the staff with
alternative provided for the highest notes. The duration is about 5
minutes. Click here
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V040: Ariel, Five poems of Sylvia
Plath for
Soprano, Clarinet
and
Piano
by Ned Rorem. Boosey & Hawkes, 1974, SS. The five poems are
Words,
Poppies in July, The Hanging Man, Poppies in October, and Lady Lazarus.
The two poppies pieces are relatively easy while the other three are
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V067: Tres Canciones Mexicanas for
Soprano, Clarinet and Piano
by Antonio Salazar arranged by Tony
Taño. Vivace, 2015, SS, includes
all parts and piano score. Antonio Salazar (1928-2000) was a jeweler by
profession and a singer songwriter by avocation. The three songs are
Por Ti, Inspiración and Sueño en el Puerto. The vocal range is from D
just below the staff to top line F. Note that in the vocal part of the
first song the notes are right but the text is misplaced. It is correct
in the score. This will be fixed but not until the next printing. |
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V023: Patterns in Blue by Simon Sargon. Boosey & Hawkes, 1976, SS. For medium voice (mezzo-soprano), clarinet, and piano. Patterns in Blue is a cycle of three mood pieces employing elements of the jazz idiom. The texts, all dealing with different aspects of loneliness, are from from three major American poets: James Agee (Cabaret Song), Carl Sandburg (Snatch of Sliphorn Jazz), and Kenneth Patchen (Lonesome Boy Blues). None of the parts are particularly difficult. Duration about 6 minutes. | ||
V001: The Shepherd on the Rock (Der
Hirt auf dem
Felsen) by Franz Schubert. G. Schirmer, SS. For
high voice
and piano with clarinet (flute or violin) obbligato. This edition
has the original words and an English translation. One of the best
known works for this combination. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V019: Der Hirt auf dem
Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) by Franz Schubert
edited by
Walther Dürr.
Baerenteiter (BA 5619), 1988, SS, 25 + 4 pages. For high voice,
clarinet and piano. An attractive edition
in large print. Includes only the original German text and notes on the
edition in German and English. |
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V039: Die Verschworenen, Romanze:
Ich schliece bang' un still herum for Soprano,
Clarinet and Piano by Franz Schubert edited by Robert
Osborne. Classical Vocal Reprints, 2002, SS. Includes a piano score and
a
separate clarinet part. In Schubert's one act Singspiel "Die
Verschworenen" (The Conspirators), Helene enters full of melancholy
(her husband is away fighting in the Crusades) and sings this song. The
first line translated is "Anxiously and quietly I creep around." (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V073:
Meine Heimat for tenor or soprano and clarinet with
piano by Johann Sobeck. Rosewood Publications, 2018, SS,
piano score with both the vocal and clarinet parts and a copy of
each of the vocal and
clarinet parts. Johann Sobek (1831-1914) was born in
what is now the Czech Republic.
Sobeck was a clarinetist and teacher and spent most of his working
career in Germany. The vocal range is from bottom line E-flat to G just
above the staff. Click here to listen
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V022: Alpenlied Op. 167 No. 7 for Soprano,
Clarinet, and Piano by Andreas Spaeth edited by Colin Bradbury.
Lazarus Edition,
2004, (includes a clarinet part, a vocal part with the clarinet shown
in concert pitch, and a piano score). Andreas Spaeth (1790-1876) was a
born near Coburg in what is now Bavaria. He began his career as
clarinetist in a wind band at the court of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. From 1821
to 1837 he worked as organist, violinist, conductor and singing teacher
in Switzerland and began to establish a reputation as a composer. For
the clarinet Spaeth composed a concerto, concertino, salon pieces
and, most successfully, a Symphonie concertante for two clarinets
and orchestra. The Alpenlied was published as a supplement to
Sechs Schweizer Lieder Op. 167. Marked Lieblich und freundig bewegend
(con moto) this is a college level piece with a duration of about 3:30. |
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V055: Recitative
and Aria "Ich
bin allein" from the
Opera Faust
for soprano and piano with clarinet obbligato or two clarinet and piano
by Louis Spohr edited by Pamela Weston. European Music Archive,
1983/2003, SS. Includes piano score with both the vocal and clarinet
parts, clarinet obbligato part with the vocal part and the clarinet
part as an alternative to the vocal part. This piece was originally
written by Spohr in 1811. In 1852, he inserted it into his opera Faust
which he was conducting in London and which he had expanded from two
acts to three. |
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V008: Six German Songs Op. 103
by Ludwig Spohr. Baerenreiter, SS. For high voice
and piano with B-flat clarinet obbligato. Spohr was asked to compose
this work in 1837 by the clarinetist Johann Simon Hermstedt at the
request of Princess Sondershausen. This very attractive
edition has a score with the piano and vocal parts in normal
sized type with the clarinet part in concert key in small type and a
separate clarinet part for B-flat clarinet. |
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V006: An April Day
by Oscar W. Street. Rosewood Publications, 2001, SS. For soprano voice,
B-flat clarinet, and piano. Separate parts for clarinet and voice. This
work is based on part of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written
before the poet was 19. Appropriately (and unlike most of the pieces on
this page), this piece should be easy enough for many high school
musicians (all parts).
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V007: Duet: Se il mio ben,
cor mio tu sei by
Carl Maria von Weber edited and arranged by Luigi Magistrelli. Rosewood
Publications, 2003, SS. For two alto voices, obbligato clarinet and
piano. Includes piano score, a separate clarinet part, and the vocal
parts in score format. Weber made several versions of this work. This
arrangement uses the piano to replace strings and horns in the first
version. It is in two
parts, an Andante with very little clarinet followed by an Allegro in
6/8 with a typical obbligato clarinet part. College level.
(Except other items with free shipping.) |
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V052: Drei
Lieder (Three Songs)
Op. 18 for
Voice, E-flat Clarinet and Guitar by Anton Webern. Universal
Edition, 1927, SS, includes instrumental parts and score with vocal
part. Anton Webern (1883-1945) was an Austrian composer and conductor
who wrote this piece in 1925. The range of the vocal part is from the G
sharp below middle C to the D above the staff. The songs are I. Sehr
ruhig, II. Erlösung from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Sehr bewegt), and
III. Langsam. The parts are very independent. This will be a
challenging
work for all performers. Click on
the cover
image to view a sample page from the score.
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V051: Fünf
Canons (Five
Canons) Op. 16 for
Voice, Clarinet (in A) and Bass Clarinet by Anton Webern.
Universal
Edition, 1928, SS, includes instrumental parts and score with vocal
part. This piece was written in 1924. The vocal part has a Latin text
and a range from the G
sharp below middle C to the C sharp above staff. The canons are I.
Rasch, II. Ruhig, III. Langsam, IV. Sehr lebhaft and V. Betwegt. The
bass clarinet is tacet on II and the soprano clarinet on IV. The parts
are independent. College level. Click on
the cover
image to view a sample page from the score (second page of I.).
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V004: Three
Vocalises by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Oxford
University
Press, SS, 1960, 7 pages. For soprano voice and B-flat clarinet. In
score format with an additional staff showing the clarinet part in
concert key. The vocal range is two octaves from middle C. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
Bindings: HB: Hard Bound, PB: Perfect Bound (paperback with square spine), SS: Saddle Stitch (paper, folded and stapled), SB: Spiral Bound (plastic or metal)